Waxing · 19.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°
Moon age
4.5days
Moon phase on October 21, 1982Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 21, 1982, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 19.3% of its visible face lit, 4.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
19.3%Illumination at noon UTC
4.5 dMoon age
401,720 km249,617 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (20°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1982 is on Monday, November 1, 1982 at 12:57 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 17, 1982 at 00:04 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, October 17, 1982 | 00:04 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, October 25, 1982 | 00:08 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Thursday, October 21, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 17, 1982 to the new moon of November 15, 1982, a cycle of 29.63 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.